New Delhi: Only 7 Muslims have made it to the final list of this year’s National Defence Academy amp; Naval Academy (NDA) out of total 570 successful candidates. Adeel Mohammad was in the top ten by coming in at 9th rank in the list.
Last Friday, the UPSC has declared the result of the written part of the National Defence Academy amp; Naval Academy Exam(II), held on 11th August, 2013 in order of merit of 570 candidates and the Interviews held by the Services Selection Board of the Ministry of Defence for admission to the Army, Navy and Air Force wings of National Defence Academy for the 132nd Course and Naval Academy for the 94nd Indian Naval Academy Course (INAC) commencing from July, 2014.
Last year out of 636 successful candidates, 11 were Muslims. In 2012, among 694 successful candidates for Army/Navy, there were 13 Muslims in the list. In 2009, however, only three Muslims could make it to the list out of 463, while in 2008 out of 456 successful candidates, only five were Muslims. In 2007 also there were only four Muslims out of 520 successful candidates, while 9 Muslims were among the 653 qualified candidates in 2006.
Successful Muslim candidates for Army/Navy
Rank - Name
9 - ADEEL MOHAMMAD
43 - ALI AKBAR CHOUDHURY
87 - AATIR WAKIL
227 - AFZAL KHAN
269 TANVEER CHEEMA
558 - MAAZ KAHAF
569 - SAHIL KHAN
